Enter "Read-Only" password when opening a workbook with VBA

kgkev

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Office Version
  1. 365
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  1. Windows
I have a workbook which is password protected to read only level. I would like to open and modify this book as part of routine.


Workbooks.Open filename:= _
"\\ih-fs\company\Equipment Despatches\Despatch Data Costs.xlsx", _
UpdateLinks:=0


is it possible to have VBA enter this password for me?
 

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I use something like this:

VBA Code:
Workbooks.Open filename:= _
"\\ih-fs\company\Equipment Despatches\Despatch Data Costs.xlsx", _
UpdateLinks:=0, writeResPassword:="<whateverthepasswordis>"

Note that the wrong password entered here will give you a 1004 error so you might want to build in an error routine.
 
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